Love Is a Funny Thing
| Love Is a Funny Thing | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Claude Lelouch |
| Written by | Claude Lelouch |
| Produced by | Claude Lelouch |
| Starring | Jean-Paul Belmondo Annie Girardot |
| Music by | Francis Lai |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | 1969 |
Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Box office | 1,391,524 admissions (France)[1] |
Love Is a Funny Thing (French: Un homme qui me plaît, a.k.a. A Man I Like) is a 1969 French romantic drama film directed by Claude Lelouch.
Plot[edit]
An accidental meeting in the United States between an actress and a composer, both French. Leaving her husband and child in Paris, Françoise, cinema actress, driven to the United States, is waiting for her break. Composer Henri, married to an Italian, is only in New York to record film music. They are both waiting to go to Los Angeles. There, they become lovers. The next day, Henri decides to delay his return for 24 hours to take Françoise to Las Vegas. Another night of love later, they hire a car and travel across the US with the intention of heading back for New York.
Cast[edit]
- Jean-Paul Belmondo as Henri
- Annie Girardot as Françoise
- Kaz Garas as Paul
- Peter Bergman as Director
- Farrah Fawcett as Patricia
- Foster Hood as Indian
- Bill Quinn as Passenger
- Timothy Blake as The Dominos
- Jerry Cipperly as Waiter in Cafe
- Marie Pia Conte as Henri's Wife
- Arturo Dominici as Customs Officer
- Sweet Emma as Herself
- Marcel Bozzuffi as Françoise's Husband
Production[edit]
Parts of the film were shot at Monument Valley and the Goulding Trading Post in Utah.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Box office information for film at Box Office Story
- ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
External links[edit]
- Love Is a Funny Thing at IMDb
- Love is a Funny Thing[permanent dead link] at Le Film Guide
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